NHRA - National Hot Rod Association

In 1952, hot rodding had a bad name. An NHRA pamphlet, the Hot Rod Story, set a blueprint for moving forward with a rallying call that reads almost like the Gettysburg Address of NHRA. You should read this to know from whence we came.

Longtime motorsports industry supporter Lucas Oil Products, Inc., has joined three-time NHRA Top Fuel world champion Antron Brown’s AB Motorsports team as its official lubricants partner for the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.

Racers, race fans, enthusiasts, and businesses will gather at the 2021 PRI Trade Show Dec. 9-11 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis.

Now through Dec. 24, NHRA is offering a holiday special on select national event tickets: a cool 20% discount. It’s the perfect holiday gift for the racing fans in your life!

Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, home of the Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals, will transition to a new name for the 2022 season and beyond: Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, marking a return to the full Indianapolis Raceway Park moniker, used from 1961 to 2005.

As part of the ongoing effort to keep pace with current trends in the high-performance automotive industry, NHRA has announced several enhancements to the Street Legal program. The program will allow a broader and more diverse range of vehicles for the participants and give recognition to their on-track performance.

Ron Capps won a second NHRA Camping World Funny Car world championship with new crew chiefs and new driving procedures, proving once again that he is among the elite in class history.

When he clinched his fifth NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Pro Stock Motorcycle title in Pomona, it was simply a validation of Matt Smith's greatness, both as a rider and a world-class tuner.

Following a season where he won five of six events and practically coasted to his first title in the Constant Aviation NHRA Factory Stock Showdown, Aaron Stanfield knew that winning a second title would be difficult, but he might not have anticipated the battle that ensued in 2021. 

After adapting to a new combination and solving some early mechanical gremlins, Bruno Massel Jr.joined a short list of Comp racers to win three world championships with a dominating season.

Greg Stanfield thought his days as an NHRA Super Stock champion were nothing more than a distant memory. He was mistaken. More than a quarter-century after winning his fourth Super Stock title in a five-year span, Stanfield is once again an NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series champion.

Antron Brown's AB Motorsports and Justin Ashley Racing/Davis Motorsports have announced that they will be forming a research and development and marketing alliance between their organizations.

With his fourth straight NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Top Fuel championship, Steve Torrence joined a short list of drivers to create a mini-dynasty, and he spoke to NHRA’s Brian Lohnes about his season and about the challenges ahead defending his crown in 2022.

By the time the divisional race in Houston ended in early April, Jimmy Lewis figured his chances at a championship in Top Sportsman were already finished. He was wrong.

A month after the 2021 NHRA Camping World season ended in Pomona, we've already seen a wide range of team, driver, manufacturer, and sponsor announcements, making this one of the craziest "silly seasons" we've seen in a while. Here is a breakdown of what is both confirmed and rumored so far.

Take a trip in the Nitro Time Machine back to the inaugural Brainerd event in 1982, where the broadcast team of legendary Dave McClelland, legend-in-the-making Marty Reid, and former Top Fuel driver Carl Olson call the action on Kenny Bernstein’s blower explosion.

Scotty Pollacheck, one of Pro Stock Motorcycle’s most popular riders, has hung up his helmet with the completion of the 2021 NHRA season, leaving behind a legacy of success and determination and a thrilling breakthrough win at the 2020 U.S. Nationals.

Tickets are now on sale for the Menards NHRA Nationals presented by PetArmor, which takes place Aug. 12-14 at Heartland Motorsports Park as part of the upcoming 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.

Greg Anderson became the winningest driver in Pro Stock history and collected his fifth NHRA world championship with a dramatic finish at the season finale. Anderson spoke with NHRA’s Brian Lohnes via Skype to discuss his amazing season.

Dallas Glenn entered the 2021 Pro Stock season with plenty of excitement, which is understandable considering he was making his debut in the class. But what initially started as a four-race intro to NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series racing ended up far beyond that.

Time is running out for entries for the 2021 NHRA 70th Anniversary Sweepstakes. Several NHRA partners have stepped in to provide nearly $21,000 worth of prize winnings to lucky NHRA fans. The entry deadline is this Friday.

More great photos from the National Dragster archives: Shirley Muldowney, Blaine Johnson, "Flash Gordon" Mineo, John Myers, Buster Couch, Al Hofmann, Richard Tharp, and many more!

The late, great Steve Evans has long been regarded as one of the finest motorsports announcers, pit reporters, and TV personalities, and this rare glimpse behind the scenes at the 1990 Atlanta event showcases him in action.

When NHRA moved its headquarters in late October from its longtime location in Glendora, Calif., to a new building in nearby San Dimas, it called upon Russells Moving & Storage, an associate sponsor on Cruz Pedregon’s Funny Car and of Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, to get the job done at nitro-powered speed.

NHRA National Tech Director Lonnie Grim and NHRA Medical Director Dr. Phil Surface join host Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider that is TRULY insider! 

The final NHRA National Dragster of 2021, the annual Year in Review issue, is now online in digital format and in the mail in its traditional print format to NHRA Members around the world.